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Take Your Spouse on a Date
By: Alyice Edrich
When was the last time you went out on a real date with your significant other? And no, a real date doesn’t mean taking the kids to the movies with you and sitting them in the front row while you sit five rows back to cuddle, eat popcorn, and share a large soda. If your date nights have consisted of squeezing in a little time while the kids play or go off to bed then it’s time to dust off your dancing shoes and find a sitter!
Spending time with your better half can not only save your marriage, but bring it back to life. To discover what it feels like to fall in love all over again follow these simple steps:
- Find a sitter.
If you can’t afford to hire a sitter because money is too tight, enroll the help of a trusted friend or family member. If you feel guilty, offer to swap sitter duties.
- Listen to your spouse.
What is your better half constantly wishing she could do? Is that something you can turn into an evening of fun?
- Ask your spouse out on a date.
Don’t just tell your loved one that you two are going out without the kids, get romantic and ask her out on a date.
- Buy a gift.
Is there something your loved one has been eyeing but just couldn’t justify buying? Is it in your “cash only” budget? If it is, buy it. If it’s not, find something comparable and unique, then wrap it up in a real elegant box, tie a ribbon around it, and place a bow on the top.
- Handwrite a love note.
Hallmark is famous for offering cards that pull on one’s heartstrings. If you can’t think of something romantic to say on your own, spend a little time in the card section and find the perfect card to say it for you. But don’t just sign your name to the card, adlib by writing a few extra special lines to personalize that card for your spouse.
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